Pitt, Right Hon. William, political inconsistency, i. 7; parliamentary recantation, 8, 9; renews his connexion with the Prince of Wales, 12; differs with Pelham on the vote for seamen, 17; his parliamentary oratory, 42; parliamentary politics, 61; offends the Whigs, _ib._; Fox’s opinion of him, 62; politics at the prince’s court, 76; his friends suffer from the king’s displeasure, 85; anecdotes biographical, 92, 93; mortification at the royal silence and neglect, 110; levels an attack at Fox upon Anstruther’s affair, 110; change of politics upon the Regency Bill, 137, 141; he and his party dissatisfied at the triumph of the Pelhams over the Bedford interest, 240; incites Lord Cobham to traverse the king’s politics in favour of the Archduke Joseph of Austria, 241; opposes the repeal of the Plantation Act, 366; looked to as a candidate for the premiership, 379; is persuaded to join the Newcastle administration, 387; his disgust at the new arrangements leads to an explanation with Fox, 392; differences with the Duke of Newcastle, 407; alarms the House with his spirited remarks on the charges of bribery, 408; attacks the Solicitor-General Murray as secretary at war, 413; breach with Sir George (Lord) Lyttelton, 414, et seq.; his conduct during a projected change of ministry, 418; is disclaimed by Fox, 420; makes one of his best speeches on the Scottish Sheriffs-Depute Bill, ii. 7; objected to by the Tories, who now first unite to form a distinct political party in the state, on points unconnected with jacobitism, 12; separates from Fox, 37; refuses to support the German treaties, 41; his interference guarded against during the coalition of Fox and Bedford, 47; commences a tempestuous opposition in the House, 49; most eloquent speech on that occasion, 55; is dismissed from office, 62; but accepts a pension, 63; speech on the naval estimates, 67, 70; florid speech in favour of the war in America, in preference to German campaigns, 86; supports the militia question, 98; parliamentary quarrel with Hume Campbell, 107; admirable and witty speech in reply on the committee report, 135; character of, as a parliamentary orator, 148, 149; contemptuous treatment of Lyttelton as chancellor, 153; ridicules the affair of the Swiss battalions for American service, 162; opposition to the Hessian troops, 187; and to the Hanoverians, 188; violent philippic against ministers in the debate upon vote of credit, 193; sarcastic attack of Lyttelton, 197; anecdotes of his connexion with Lord Bute, 205; proceedings on Fox’s resignation, political and courtly intrigues, 254, et seq.; visits Lady Yarmouth, 259; declines acting with Fox, 262;